Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The book will expose you to the principles of relational leadership and show you how the principles when applied in tandem, can produce substantial results. People are the core of this leadership style. You will learn how to put the attributes in play for yourself in your own leadership situation.

Leadership 50

Leadership Newsletter Learning-by-Doing Belief Systems 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Many other major financial institutions — Bank of America , Citigroup, HSBC, Barclay’s, Wells Fargo, UBS, etc. But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. JP Morgan is the biggest of them all with $2.3 trillion in assets ,$1.1

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2018

They recognize the value of inclusion and diversity and believe it’s the right thing to aspire to. ” In finance, for example, that might mean believing — based on no evidence — that only MBA graduates from an elite university are likely to succeed at their jobs. Diversity, on the other hand, spurs innovation.

Power 11

Power Management Diversity CFO 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2011

This year my organization decided to give an award for "excellence in leadership," and among the elements of excellence we expect to see in the winner, we're putting one criterion front and center: the nominees' commitment to gender diversity in their leadership ranks.

Microfinance 14

Microfinance Diversity Banking Trends 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

How much time do you spend enhancing your organizational culture, leadership pipeline, and employer brand? If you’re typical, then your culture, leadership, and employment brand are described vaguely or not at all. How well are those efforts reported to your investors? Outside the U.S., Largely unnoticed in the U.S.,

Human Capital 8

Human Capital CFO Banking Report 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Banks are feeling the crunch; according to McKinsey , legacy financial institutions will see profits decline 20%–60% by 2025 if they fail to evolve digitally. The current innovation model in the finance sector is designed to generate the highest possible short-term returns. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide.

Industry 12

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 12

You're Not the Boss of Me

JUNE 8, 2009

Even if we have never been placed in a formal leadership position, we influence those around us simply by being there. They were all rather small and I, also being rather small, seemed to be the only bank representative who could look them straight in the eye without having to sit down. The table was beautifully set.

Examples 48

Examples Bottom-up Long-term Influence 48

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2011

Originally from the Midwest and after a stint in the Navy, I decided to be an investment banking analyst in the late 90's. I did well in my business school applications, and after my MBA, I worked for a private equity-backed healthcare company, then more investment banking as an associate. I realized it was not banking pretty quickly.

Banking 13

Banking Norton Audience Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

This post is part of a three-week series exploring the re-invention of the social infrastructure of cities, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. The banks have retreated from that business — pursuing economies of scale, rather than helping scale up small companies.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Mass Marketing Banking Asset Management 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

This diversity reflects not only a deepening understanding of the connection between growth and customer satisfaction, but a much greater awareness of what marketing can do to help forge that bond. “I Those steps helped the bank drive up loan volumes, a tangible bump the CMO could point to in discussions with other leaders.

P&L 10

P&L Banking Marketing Call Center 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

billion of India’s citizens to voting, banking, government assistance, healthcare, recordkeeping, and more. Successful cross-sector partnerships contain diverse but complementary organizations that collectively contribute to the creation of long-term value. Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

Company 9

Company Decentralization Long-term Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

That only makes sense — shareholders pocket the gains if big risk-taking pays off, but they aren't on the hook when a bank collapses. And the board seems stacked with people whose knowledge and experience tilt toward Goldman's investment banking side, even though trading is now where the firm makes the vast majority of its money.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Banking Long-term Short-term 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. A major report to the United Nations Millennium Summit calls for changes in the way in which peacekeeping operations are organized and financed. Every day in the U.S.,

Ethics 58

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 58

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Michael Banks/Getty Images. In addition, diversity among women in management has improved, albeit marginally. Other managerial occupations that became majority-female were education administration, human resources, property and real estate, and finance. Several positions, however, remain dominated by men.

Management 9

Management Real Estate Human Resources Diversity 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2017

The closet in Mark’s bedroom offers a glimpse into his three-decade career in finance. The 50-year-old has been collecting suits, bow ties, and scarves in yellow, orange, pink, and other rainbow hues since he started working for the bank in the 1980s. Inside the Work Wardrobes of Five Fabulous Men Mark. But this yellow bow tie.

Fashion 11

Fashion Participative Class Creativity 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Second, many companies have invested substantial time and money in establishing uncompromising core values such as diversity and inclusion. For example, Google spent a hefty $265 million on diversity programs from 2014 to 2016 alone.) The finance sector has also been active in responding on all five occasions. ” 2.

CEO 8

CEO Travel Letter Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance. Why does all this matter?

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

The rethink took place in the context of a lot of skepticism (at best) about the banking system, the banking business model, and its contribution to American well-being. There also, however, is strong evidence that it is a bad idea to let big banks fail in the midst of a crisis.

Banking 8

Banking Crisis System Compliance 8